2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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2014 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1					11	–	5
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Lamar		5	–	3					8	–	4
Stephen F. Austin ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
Central Arkansas		5	–	3					6	–	6
McNeese State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Abilene Christian *		4	–	4					6	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Incarnate Word *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Houston Baptist		1	–	7					2	–	9
Nicholls State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In 2014, the Huskies played their first official season of collegiate football (the seven game 2013 season was technically an exhibition season) led by second year head coach Vic Shealy. The 2014 season was also the Huskies' first official season in the Southland Conference for football. The Huskies were immediately eligible for the Southland Championship and for the FCS Playoffs. The season also marked the start of play in a new on-campus stadium, Husky Stadium on the Dunham Field. The first game in the new stadium was played on September 6, 2014 vs McMurry University. The Huskies finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

Schedule

September 67:00 PMMcMurry*

• Husky Stadium
• Houston, TX

FSSWL 17–264,108 September 132:30 PMat Northern Colorado*

• Nottingham Field
• Greeley, CO

BSTVL 20–284,080 September 2012:00 PMat Texas College*

• Mewbourne Stadium
• Tyler, TX

W 72–61,110 September 277:00 PMAbilene Christian

• Husky Stadium
• Houston, TX

FSSWL 14–593,823 October 46:00 PMat Incarnate Word

• Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
• San Antonio, TX

UIWtvL 8–313,412 October 116:00 PMat Central Arkansas

• Estes Stadium
• Conway, AR

L 0–70 4,726 October 187:00 PMStephen F. Austin

• Husky Stadium
• Houston, TX

FSSWL 27–59 3,158 October 257:00 PMNicholls State

• Husky Stadium
• Houston, TX

ESPN3W 31–21 3,386 November 16:00 PMat Lamar

• Provost Umphrey Stadium
• Beaumont, TX

ESPN3L 14–72 10,212 November 83:00 PMat No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana

• Strawberry Stadium
• Hammond, LA

TSCL 7–76 4,158 November 153:00 PMSam Houston State

• Husky Stadium
• Houston, TX

FSSWL 0–76 3,124

Game summaries

McMurry

McMurry at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • War Hawks 7 6 7 6 26 Huskies 8 0 6 3 17 Date: September 6 Location: HBU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Game attendance: 4,018 TV announcers (FSSW): Tom Franklin & Jeff Power Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:47 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 38 yard field goal 3–0 1 8:12 McMurry Chris Simpson 6 yard run (Joey Silva kick) 3–7 1 5:48 Houston Baptist Josh Jones Safety 5–7 1 2:07 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 28 yard field goal 8–7 2 11:06 McMurry Jeret Smith 5 yard run (Joey Silva PAT blocked) 8–13 3 9:29 Houston Baptist D'Angelo Wallace 14 yard pass from Jonathan Fleming (Travis Shinn PAT failed) 14–13 3 6:11 McMurry Jeret Smith 22 yard pass from Matthew McHugh (Joey Silva kick) 14–20 4 12:06 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 20 yard field goal 17–20 4 5:39 McMurry Jeret Smith 55 yard pass from Matthew McHugh (Joey Silva PAT blocked) 17–26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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@ Northern Colorado

Northern Colorado at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 3 7 10 0 20 • Bears 7 8 0 13 28 Date: September 13 Location: Nottingham Field Greeley, CO Game start: 2:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 4,080 Game weather: 66°F • E 5–10 mph • Sunny Referee: Gregg Wilson Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:10 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 35 yard field goal, 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:00 3–0 1 2:16 Northern Colorado Dimitri Stimphil 50 yard pass from Sean Rubalcaba (Seth Czapenski kick), 7 plays, 96 yards, 3:08 3–7 2 12:11 Houston Baptist Larry Day 4 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 14 plays, 78 yards, 4:59 10–7 2 2:54 Northern Colorado Robert Holland 2 yard run (Thomas Singleton run for two–point conversion), 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:27 10–15 3 7:54 Houston Baptist Eric Amoako 31 yard fumble return (Travis Shinn kick), 1 play, 2 yards, 0:12 17–15 3 0:16 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 24 yard field goal, 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:29 20–15 4 10:04 Northern Colorado Sean Rubalcaba 2 yard run (two-point conversion failed), 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:00 20–21 4 4:46 Northern Colorado Darius Graham 7 yard run (Jamie Falloon kick), 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:00 20–28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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@ Texas College

Houston Baptist at Texas College

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 21 21 9 21 72 Steers 0 0 6 0 6 Date: September 20 Location: Mewbourne Stadium Tyler, TX Game start: 12:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:58 Game attendance: 1,100 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:58 Houston Baptist Davi Iheanacho 12 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick) 7–0 1 10:14 Houston Baptist Ethan Fry 33 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick) 14–0 1 5:16 Houston Baptist Wesley Lewis 13 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick) 21–0 2 14:26 Houston Baptist Larry Day 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) 28–0 2 9:18 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) 35–0 2 4:32 Houston Baptist Kennet Bibbins 25 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick) 42–0 3 6:47 Texas College Bradford Lewis 24 yard pass from Milton Harper 42–6 3 4:40 Houston Baptist Kennet Bibbins 48 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick) 49–6 3 3:27 Houston Baptist Tyler Helaire Safety 51–6 4 13:31 Houston Baptist Jonatha Buffin 10 yard interception return (Travis Shinn kick) 58–6 4 7:35 Houston Baptist Steve Thompson 10 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) 65–6 4 2:18 Houston Baptist Steve Thompson 33 yard run (Travis Shinn kick) 72–6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	W 49–7

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Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 10 28 7 14 59 Huskies 7 7 0 0 14 Date: September 27 Location: HBU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 3,823 Game weather: 81°F • 2 mph • Scattered Clouds Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (FSSW): Brett Dolan & Jeff Power Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:39 Houston Baptist Kenneth Bibbins 46 yard pass from Jonathan Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:36 7–0 1 9:57 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 33 yard field goal, 11 plays, 49 yards, 2:20 7–3 1 5:26 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 9 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:15 7–10 2 12:36 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 3 yard run (Nik Grau kick), 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:59 7–17 2 9:00 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 2 yard run (Nik Grau kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56 7–24 2 6:15 Abilene Christian Cade Stone 20 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:41 7–31 2 4:48 Houston Baptist Darian Lazard 77 yard pass from Ka'Darius Baker (Travis Shinn kick) 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:18 14–31 2 3:00 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 4 yard run (Nik Grau kick), 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:42 14–38 3 14:44 Abilene Christian Cade Stone 19 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06 14–45 4 14:35 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 13 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:23 14–52 4 5:30 Abilene Christian Randy Gober 12 yard run (Ben Hynds kick), 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:59 14–59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	L 12–69

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@ Incarnate Word

Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 8 8 • Cardinals 7 10 7 7 31 Date: September 6 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:37 Game attendance: 3,412 Game weather: 79°F • SSE 9 mph • Clear Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes and Anthony Gollab Sources:

Scoring summary 1 7:17 Incarnate Word Broderick Reeves 3 yard run (Ramon Coto Jr. kick), 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:58 0–7 2 4:25 Incarnate Word Casey Jennings 34 yard pass from Breylann McCollum (Ramon Coto Jr. kick), 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:03 0–14 2 0:10 Incarnate Word Ramon Coto Jr. 40 yard field goal, 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:29 0–17 3 1:36 Incarnate Word Junior Sessions 20 yard run (Ramon Coto Jr. Kick), 14 plays, 95 yards, 7:21 0–24 4 8:33 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 16 yard run (Ka'Darius Baker pass to Kenneth Bibbins for two-point conversion), 16 plays, 78 yards, 7:56 8–24 4 1:12 Incarnate Word Junior Sessions 3 yard run (Ramon Coto Jr. Kick), 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:39 8–31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	L 3–24

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@ Central Arkansas

Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 • Bears 21 35 14 0 70 Date: September 6 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:54 Game attendance: 4,726 Referee: K. Boitman Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:29 Central Arkansas Desmond Smith 36 yard pass from Taylor Reed (Eddie Camara kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:06 0–7 1 6:29 Central Arkansas Damien Watts 46 yard pass from Taylor Reed (Eddie Camara kick), 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:03 0–14 1 3:45 Central Arkansas Justin Dickey 73 yard pass from Ryan Howard (Eddie Camara kick), 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:00 0–21 2 14:29 Central Arkansas Taylor Reed 6 yard run (Eddie Camara kick), 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:17 0–28 2 14:15 Central Arkansas Ricky Wyatt 23 yard interception return (Eddie Camara kick), 1 play, 0 yards, 0:09 0–35 2 11:05 Central Arkansas Dominique Thomas 56 yard run (Eddie Camara kick), 1 play, 56 yards, 0:12 0–42 2 8:01 Central Arkansas Dominique Thomas 12 yard run (Eddie Camara kick), 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:35 0–49 2 1:19 Central Arkansas Courtney Whitehead 60 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Eddie Camara kick), 4 plays, 73 yards, 0:37 0–56 3 11:16 Central Arkansas George Odum 36 yard punt return (Jace Denker kick), 5 plays, -7 yards, 3:44 0–63 3 6:00 Central Arkansas Darrien Daniels 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:26 0–70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Lumberjacks 24 7 7 21 59 Huskies 6 7 7 7 27 Date: October 18 Location: HBU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 CDT Elapsed time: 4:57 Game attendance: 3,158 Game weather: 82°F • 6 mph • Mostly Sunny Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (FSSW): Brett Dolan & Jeff Power Sources:

Scoring summary 1 14:40 Stephen F Austin Gus Johnson 2 yard run (Jordan Wiggs kick), 1 play, 2 yards, 0:20 0–7 1 11:33 Stephen F Austin Aaron Thomas 36 yard pass from Zach Conque (Jordan Wiggs kick), 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:01 0–14 1 9:51 Houston Baptist Craig Bell Jr. 34 yard run (Travis Shinn PAT failed), 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:42 6–14 1 6:07 Stephen F Austin Zach Conque 8 yard run (Jordan Wiggs kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:37 6–21 1 2:06 Stephen F Austin Jordan Wiggs 33 yard field goal, 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:41 6–24 2 9:25 Stephen F Austin Gus Johnson 15 yard run (Jordan Wiggs kick), 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:05 6–31 2 2:09 Houston Baptist Craig Bell Jr. 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 16 plays, 79 yards, 7:11 13–31 3 12:41 Houston Baptist D'Angelo Wallace 7 yard pass from Jonathan Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:13 20–31 3 3:25 Stephen F Austin Gus Johnson 17 yard run (Jordan Wiggs kick), 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:32 20–38 4 13:57 Stephen F Austin Justice Liggins 7 yard pass from Zach Conque (Jordan Wiggs kick), 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:03 20–45 4 13:26 Houston Baptist Kenneth Bibbins 58 yard pass from Jonathan Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:24 27–45 4 10:40 Stephen F Austin Aaron Thomas 5 yard pass from Zach Conque (Jordan Wiggs kick), 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06 27–52 4 6:30 Stephen F Austin Cameron Washington 5 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:00 27–59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Nicholls

Nicholls at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 7 0 14 0 21 • Huskies 7 10 0 14 31 Date: October 25 Location: HBU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:04 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 3,386 Game weather: 84°F • ENE 6 mph • Clear Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose & Rene Nadeau Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:35 Nicholls Michael Henry 5 yard run (Conner Fryoux kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:25 0–7 1 3:13 Houston Baptist Larry Day 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:02 7–7 2 7:36 Houston Baptist D'Angelo Wallace 5 yard pass from Jonathan Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), 17 plays, 83 yards, 7:46 14–7 2 0:00 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 20 yard field goal, 6 plays, 28 yards, 1:00 17–7 3 8:49 Nicholls Demon Bolt 60 yard pass from Beaux Hebert (Conner Fryoux kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:09 17–14 3 0:38 Nicholls Michael Henry 15 yard run (Conner Fryoux kick), 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:49 17–21 4 12:41 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 29 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:52 24–21 4 7:07 Houston Baptist Kenneth Bibbins 24 yard pass from Jonathan Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:22 31–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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@ Lamar

Houston Baptist at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 7 0 7 14 • Cardinals 28 34 10 0 72 Date: November 1 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:04 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 10,212 Game weather: 64°F • 5 mph • Clear and cold Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose and Rene Nadeau Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:24 Lamar Mark Roberts 31 yard pass from Caleb Berry (Juan Carranco kick), 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:36 0–7 1 7:03 Lamar Mark Roberts 61 yard pass from Caleb Berry (Juan Carranco kick), 1 play, 91 yards, 0:09 0–14 1 2:20 Lamar Gratia Gladney 57 yard pass from Caleb Berry (Juan Carranco kick), 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:58 0–21 1 1:01 Lamar Mark Roberts 81 yard pass from Caleb Berry (Juan Carranco kick), 1 play, 81 yards, 0:11 0–28 2 12:57 Lamar Devonn Brown 25 yard pass from Caleb Berry (Juan Carranco kick), 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:44 0–35 2 8:13 Lamar Jayce Nelson 24 yard pass from Caleb Berry (Juan Carranco kick), 1 play, 24 yards, 0:06 0–42 2 5:23 Houston Baptist Taylo Thompson 52 yard interception return (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:45 7–42 2 2:16 Lamar Kad Harrington 14 yard run (Carranco, Juan kick), 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:07 7–49 2 0:46 Lamar DaQuan Stewart 56 yard interception return (Juan Carranco kick blocked), 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:30 7–55 2 0:27 Lamar Mark Roberts 26 yard pass from Caleb Berry (Juan Carranco kick), 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:11 7–62 3 6:50 Lamar Brent Salenga 1 yard run (Juan Carranco kick), 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:50 7–69 3 0:44 Lamar Juan Carranco 43 yard field goal, 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:46 7–72 4 0:00 Houston Baptist Jacki Robinson 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:06 14–72

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 0 0 0 7 • #14 Lions 14 28 20 14 76 Date: November 8 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:48 Game attendance: 4,158 Game weather: 68°F • N 6 mph • Clear Referee: Ross Smith Television network: Southeastern Channel Sources:

Scoring summary 1 14:39 Southeastern Louisiana Jeff Smiley 37 yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Ryan Adams kick), 1 play, 37 yards, 0:21 0–7 1 10:24 Southeastern Louisiana Devante Scott 38 yard pass from Bryan Bennett (Ryan Adams kick), 7 plays, 97 yards, 2:37 0–14 1 2:34 Houston Baptist Larry Day 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:48 7–14 2 11:12 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton 6 yard run (Ryan Adams kick), 14 plays, 79 yards, 6:16 7–21 2 7:34 Southeastern Louisiana Rasheed Harrell 1 yard run (Ryan Adams kick), 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:14 7–28 2 2:27 Southeastern Louisiana Chris Malott 35 yard pass from Jordan Barnett (Ryan Adams kick), 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:06 7–35 2 0:40 Southeastern Louisiana Jeff Smiley 15 yard pass from Jordan Barnett (Ryan Adams Kick), 4 plays, 54 yards, 0:36 7–42 3 10:02 Southeastern Louisiana Chris Malott 47 yard pass from Jordan Barnett (Ryan Adams kick), 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:02 7–49 3 5:54 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton 3 yard run (Ryan Adams PAT blocked), 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:30 7–56 3 2:40 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton 52 yard run (Ryan Adams kick), 2 plays, 83 yards, 1:03 7–63 4 13:35 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 3 yard run (Ryan Adams kick), 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:17 7–70 4 7:59 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 5 yard run (Tim Callian Kick), 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:25 7–76

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Bearkats 35 20 7 14 76 Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 15 Location: HBU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 3:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:38 Game attendance: 3,124 Game weather: 51°F • NE 12 mph • Overcast Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (FSSW): Brett Dolan & Jeff Power Sources:

Scoring summary 1 14:19 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 38 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:41 0–7 1 11:39 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 38 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:30 0–14 1 7:48 Sam Houston State LaDarius Brown 12 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:22 0–21 1 6:51 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 48 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 1 play, 48 yards, 0:12 0–28 1 3:55 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 80 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 1 play, 80 yards, 0:15 0–35 2 13:18 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 35 yard field goal, 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:16 0–38 2 6:50 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 24 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 10 plays, 96 yards, 3:31 0–45 2 2:50 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 27 yard field goal, 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:44 0–48 2 0:32 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 56 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:23 0–55 3 5:25 Sam Houston State Cory Idlebird 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:36 0–62 4 14:53 Sam Houston State De'Chaar Greer 11 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:13 0–69 4 6:00 Sam Houston State Cory Idlebird 59 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:41 0–76

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	L 0–74

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